RUGBY FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 154, 17 March 1923, Page 6

RUGBY FOOTBALL

ANNUAL MEETING OF HUTT CLUB.

The annual meeting of the Hutt Rugby Football dub was held on. Wednesday last. Mr. J. Kennington presided over an attendance of about 50 members. 1 . The annual report stated that ttoe club was in a sound position financially, having the sum of £lOO 2s. 2d. at the bank and £419 10s. on deposit. Teams were entered in the junior, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grad# competitions, their records being, as follow: —Junior, played 14, won 6, lost 6, drawn 2; thirds, played 13, won 8, lost 10 drawn nil; fourths, played 14, won 10, lost 4, drawn nil; fifths, played 13, won 8, lost 4. drawn 1; #ixth«, placed 15, won 11, lost 4, drawn nil. No' championships were gained, but the three lower grade teams weo* well up in their respective competition#, the fourth class team playing off m th# semi-final. . . The feeling ef the meeting was that! it was necessary to enter a senior twim to keep players in the district, and a strong appeal is to be made to all senior players resident m the district to throw in their lot with the club and helg it to gain a footing as a senior C 1 The following officers were elected President, Mr. J. Kennington: neopresidents, Messrs. T. lyilford, MP W. R. Brown, G. Phillips, E. Riddiford, A. F. Tosswill. T. Cooper, J. J. Reich, V. Judd, C. B. Buxton, W. Bock, F. Kitto Dudlev, Barron, J. Brasse!. H. Baldwin, J. Fairbairn, P. F. Mason, W. L. Meek, M. J. Hodgins, S. Dudding, F. Rodgers. W. T. Strand, T. Slinn, H. G. Teagle, E. Alderslev C. Fauchelle, O. Heketa, J. Rains. U. Clendon ; A. F. Roberts. L. T. Watkins, A. Rains, A. Campbell, A. D. Thompson Reid, D. A. Ewen, S. Hazlett, B. Cooper. J. Inglis: club captain, Mr. LI Grant; vice-captain, Mr. A. Campbell; secretary Mr. C. W. Dudding; assistant secretary, Mr. A. McKay; treasurer, Mr A. Grierson: committee. Messr#. A. Mcßain, W. Hays. M. McCaskill; delegates to W.R.F."U., Messrs. D. JGuinev, A. Campbell; auditors, Messrs. L. Grant and W. G. Hughes. Twenty new members were elected.

SELWYN CLUB. “If you sit on the Wellington Rugby Union to represent your club and not the interests of football generally, the game will suffer considerably, said Mr. H. C. Buck at the annual meeting the Selwyn Football Club last night, when referring to the proposal to amend the union’s constitution. After discussion it was decided to instruct the delegates to oppos- the Poneke Club’s motion on the matter at the annual meeting of the union, and a vote of confidence m its members was placed on record- - Officers for the ensuing year were pleated bv the club as follow:-Presi-dent, Mr: H. C. Buck; additional vicepresidents. Messrs. G Draper, T. Brennan, S. Allen, J Allen N. Cooper; management committee, Messrs A. da foslc. S. Wogan, H. Malin, M. Robo, A. de Clifton; secretary Mr. J. JCook; treasurer, Mr. H. Buck; selecHon committee, Messrs. Wogan, de Lisle, Buck, Rose; lower grade selection committee, Messrs E. G. Phillips, B. Murray, H. Lukes, W. WTseby; delegates to B. Murray. F. A. Laws A. de Clifton, auditors, Messrs. N. Austin and F. Cooper. . , j Twenty new members were elector. TECHNICAL COLLEGE OLD STUDENTS’- CLUB.

The annual general meeting of th# members of the. Technical College Old Students’ Association Rugby Foottali Club was held in the college last pveiv ing. There was a good attendants and all the members present showed a. keen interest in the affairs of the club. The election of officers resulted, a# follows:—President, Mr. T. Ellis; vicepresidents, Messrs. W. H. Emmett, T. Ballinger, Foscar, and J. H. Howeii; club captain, Mr. N. Sutton; management committee: Messrs. Sutton, Sneddon, Werur, Hewitt, and Sargeant; delegates to the Rugby Union, Messr#. Sneddon and Sargeant; hon. secretary, Mr. H. G. Sargeant.